Nanola rothschildi, László, Gyula M., Ronkay, Gábor & Ronkay, László, 2015

László, Gyula M., Ronkay, Gábor & Ronkay, László, 2015, Contribution to the knowledge on the Palaearctic and Oriental taxa of the Meganola s. l. (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Nolidae, Nolinae) generic complex with descriptions of 4 new genera and 11 new species, Zootaxa 4052 (2), pp. 251-296 : 281-288

Nanola rothschildi sp. n.

(Plate 5, Figs 5–7 ; gen. figs 33, 34)

Holotype. Female, [ Philippines] Luzon, Palali, 2000 m, Benguet, 27.XII.1912, leg. A.E. Wileman, slide No.: LGN 2013 (coll. BMNH).

Paratypes. Philippines: 1 male, Tawi Tawi, Lapid Lapid at Manalik Channel, 19.XI.1961, Noona Dan Exp. 61–62, Caught by Mercury-light 19.00–02.00, slide No.: LGN 2133 (coll. ZMUC). Indonesia, Sumatra: 1 male, Dolok Merangir, 12.III.1981, leg. Dr. Diehl, slide No.: LGN 2175 (coll. HNHM).

Diagnosis. The closest relative of N. rothschildi is N. hluchyi . The two species display easily recognisable external and genital differences which are as follows: The new species has pale grey head, collar and tegulae, pale brownish forewing ground colour with elongate quadrangular whitish basal patch and narrow, elongate whitish apical patch, continuing in a relatively broad, oblique, whitish line bordered proximally with the dark brownish, diffuse, rather wavy postmedial line towards the middle of the ventral margin of forewing. In comparison, N. hluchyi has whitish head and thorax, much darker brown forewing ground colour with larger, more rounded whitish basal and apical patches, lacking the oblique white line in the postmedial area.

Comparing the male genitalia of the two species (gen. figs 31–34), N. rothschildi has considerably longer uncus with slightly shorter acute apical process, somewhat shorter medial dilatation of tegumen, somewhat narrower apical part of valva, thicker, more robust, more dentate harpe, and more broad-based, short, triangular cornutus of vesica.

In the female genitalia, the new species has narrower, less sclerotized basin-shaped ostium bursae (that of N. hluchyi is much broader, strongly sclerotized and wrinkled, funnel-like), broader, only partially sclerotized, proximally more swollen ductus bursae, in addition, N. rothschildi has, well-developed, finger-like signum bursae, while the related species lacks the signum.

PLATE V. Adults of Manoba, Nanola and Fragilonola species.

Nanola laevis (László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014) comb. n.

Meganola laevis László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014 , Fibigeriana Supplement 2: 34, pl. 7, fig. 5; gen. fig. 10. Typelocality: Vietnam, Fan-si-pan Mts, Sa Pa. Holotype: male, in coll. MWM.

Nanola franzdanieli (László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014) comb. n.

Meganola franzdanieli László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014 , Fibigeriana Supplement 2: 35, pl. 8, figs 1–2; gen. figs 13–14. Type-locality: [ Vietnam], Tonking. Holotype: female, in coll. MWM.

Nanola liaoningensis ( Han & Li, 2008) comb. n.

Meganola liaoningensis Han & Li, 2008 , Tinea 20 (3): 153–154, figs 1–3. Type-locality: China, Prov. Liaoning, Jianchang, Mt. Bailang. Holotype: male, in coll. NEFU.

Synonymy

Meganola pekarskyi László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014 , Fibigeriana Supplement 2: 36–37, pl. 8, figs 5–6; gen. figs 17–18. Type-locality: China, Prov. Kiangsu, Nanking, Lungtan. Holotype: male, in coll. ZFMK; syn. n.

Nanola lesarbena (László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014) comb. n.

Meganola lesarbena László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014 , Fibigeriana Supplement 2: 37, pl. 9, fig. 1; gen. fig. 19. Type-locality: Lower Burma. Holotype: female, in coll. MWM.

Nanola patkosigna (László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014) comb. n.

Meganola patkosigna László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014 , Fibigeriana Supplement 2: 34–35, pl. 7, figs 7–8; gen. figs 11–12. Type-locality: [ Indonesia, Sulawesi], Lindoe Paloe. Holotype: male, in coll. BMNH.

Nanola amboni (László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014) comb. n.

Meganola amboni László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014 , Fibigeriana Supplement 2: 35–36, pl. 8, fig. 3; gen. fig. 15. Type-locality: Indonesia, Ambon, Air Koluar. Holotype: male, in coll. MWM.

Nanola moluccana (László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014) comb. n.

Meganola moluccana László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014 , Fibigeriana Supplement 2: 36, pl. 8, fig. 4; gen. fig. 16. Type-locality: Moluccas, Halmahera, Talagaranu Mt. Holotype: male, in coll. MWM.

Nanola wangi ( Hu, Han, László, Ronkay & Wang, 2014) comb. n.

Meganola wangi Hu, Han, László, Ronkay & Wang, 2014 , Florida Entomologist 97 (3): 1066, figs 5–6. Typelocality: China, Jianfengling, Hainan. Holotype: male, in coll. SCAU.

Nanola basalactifera ( Holloway, 2003) comb. n.

(Plate 1, Figs 5, 6 ; gen. figs 4, 5)

Meganola basalactifera Holloway, 2003 , The Moths of Borneo 18: 29, pl. 1, figs 34, 35. Type-locality: Borneo, Sarawak, Gunong Mulu NP, Mulu, 160 m. Holotype: male, in coll. BMNH.

Nanola subbasalactifera (László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014) comb. n.

(Plate 1, Figs 7, 8 ; gen. figs 6, 7)

Meganola subbasalactifera László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014 , Fibigeriana Supplement 2: 33, pl. 6, figs 7–8; gen. figs 6–7. Type-locality: Philippines, Palawan, Mt. Salokot. Holotype: male, in coll. MWM.

Nanola promelaena (Hampson, 1914) comb. n.

Nola promelaena Hampson, 1914 , Catalogue of the Amatidae and Arctiidae ( Nolinae and Lithosiinae ) in the Collection of the British Museum 1914: 417, pl. 24, fig. 7. Type-locality: [ Taiwan] Formosa, Kanshirei. Holotype: male, in coll. BMNH.

Nanola mirabilis (László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014) comb. n.

Meganola mirabilis László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014 , Fibigeriana Supplement 2: 34, pl. 7, figs 3–4; gen. fig. 9. Type-locality: [ Indonesia], Java, Nongkodjadjar. Holotype: male, in coll. BMNH.

Nanola submelaena (László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014) comb. n.

Meganola submelaena László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014 , Fibigeriana Supplement 2: 33, pl. 7, figs 1–2; gen. fig. 8. Type-locality: [ India] Khasis. Holotype: male, in coll. BMNH.

Nanola klondykei (László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014) comb. n.

Meganola klondykei László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014 , Fibigeriana Supplement 2: 32–33, pl. 6, fig. 5; gen. fig. 5. Type-locality: Philippines, Luzon, Prov. Benguet. Holotype: male, in coll. BMNH.

Figures

FIGURES 4 – 6. Genitalia of Meganola species.

FIGURES 7 – 9. Genitalia of Meganola and Hampsonola species.